AUSTRALIA - Postal History

912

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1944 (Feb 23) use of 5/- Robes and 9d Platypus on long Australian Red Cross Message Service air cover to Geneva, via Portugal

200.00

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VICTORIA - Postal History

1183

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1856 (Feb 20) entire from Avoca to Locarno, Switzerland, with imperf 1/- Registered Die I and 6d orange Woodblock, both tied by BN '14', with handstruck 'd6', very scarce boxed 'COLONIES/ART - 18' in red and manuscript "95" (decimes) all on face, on back, Avoca, Melbourne, Australian Packet Liverpool (13.5), London, Basel and blue Locarno arrival. Odd minor age spot. [This cover is grossly understamped at 1/6d, instead of the minimum of 3/10d for a ¼oz registered letter to Switzerland, and therefore treated as unpaid - see "Colonies Art. 18" for unpaid or underpaid mail under the provisions of the Anglo-French treaty of December 1855 amending the original treaty of 1843.]

1,400.00

1,050.00 sold

1195

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1858 (Oct 11) cover from Sandhurst to Locarno, Switzerland, with 3d Half-Length pair (defective and affixed over top edge of cover), 2/- Woodblock, 1/- Octagonal (cut-into) and 4d Emblems (does not belong, applied over small remaining portion of the original 4d), cancelled by BN '4'. Oval 'SANDHURST/OC11/58/VICTORIA', '[crown]/REGISTERED', framed 'PD' and London Registered transit (20DE58), all on face, manuscript "6", Calais cds and 'CHARGE' handstamp with Basel and arrival datestamps on reverse; the envelope with faults nevertheless a striking four colour franking.

270.00

230.00 sold

1207

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1860 (Sep 5) underpaid cover from Dunnolly to Bironico, Switzerland, with 1/- Octagonal P12 pair tied by BN '239', mss "3/-" in red ink, 'REGISTERED/A/SE5/60/MELBOURNE', '[crown]/REGISTERED' handstamp, framed 'PD', London Registered cancel, Calais cds and 'CHARGE', all in red, with Dunolly, Basel and arrival datestamps on reverse. A most unusual franking. RPSV Certificate (2008). [For a possible explanation of the franking we refer you to "The Pre-U.P.U. Destination Mail of Victoria" by Ben Palmer, page 167, item 126 in the listing.]

1863 (Jul 22) front from Melbourne to Locarno, bearing 6d Adapted block of four and single cancelled by heavy BN '1', 'REGISTERED/A/JY22/63/MELBOURNE', framed 'PD', London Registered transit and 'CHARGE' handstamp, all in red, and Calais entry cds, the adhesives with some typical light staining from brown gum.